Yes, because you managed to convince us that the system would work for the railway industry. Now I just have to trust Mr. Lewis. You appointed him. Everyone believed that he was an expert, or at least the Conservatives did.
Mr. Lewis had this to say about safety management systems when he appeared before the committee:
Nobody has done a perfect job of: Explaining how SMS are supposed to work to employees; Making SMS work for those involved. Similarly, TC has failed to maximize this new approach due to inconsistent implementation across the various TC regions and insufficient resources.
These words amount more or less to an admission that SMS is a failure. Regardless, according to the TSB findings, more main track derailments occurred in 2007 than in 2006. According to the report, main track derailments are the most serious and cause the greatest amount of damage.
I would like to agree with you, but you're telling me today that the Advisory Council on Railway Safety will resolve the problem.